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City Royals OFFICIAL GAME NOTES Mets (0-1) @ (1-0) - Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - Game #2 FOX Network, MLB International, 610 Sports, ESPN Radio PITCHING PROBABLES/BROADCAST INFORMATION Workout Day - Thursday, October 29 @ : Time to be announced Game #3 - Friday, October 30 @ NY Mets: RHP (0-1, 5.09) vs. RHP (1-1, 2.77), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Game #4 - Saturday, October 31 @ NY Mets: RHP (1-0, 2.31) vs. LHP (0-1, 3.72), 7:07 p.m. (CDT), FOX, ESPN Radio & 610 Sports Tonight’s game is being broadcast on KCSP Radio (610 Sports) and the Royals Radio Network with , , and Steve Stewart, while Don Free controls the dials as the producer/engineer...tonight’s game is being televised nationally on FS 1 with , , , and and on MLB International with and newly-minted Hall of Famer, ...tonight’s game is also being broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio with and .

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Royals vs. Mets TYPICAL KC TILT OPENS FALL CLASSIC--Comebacks and close calls have been the mantra for Kansas The Royals took round one of this 111th World Series, the City and last night/this morning didn’t disappoint, as the Royals rallied from near Game #1 extinction to first-ever “expansion” Fall Classic, as each club entered Major eventually prevail by a 5-4 count in 14 , the longest World Series opener on record...the Royals had 40 League as expansion franchises in 1969 and 1962, come-from-behind wins during the regular season and have added five more to their resume in this postseason, respectively...this series moves to Flushing for the weekend, rebounding from 3-1 and 4-3 deficits last night, the comeback capped by ’s game-tying, two-out where the Royals went 2-1 on their lone look at Citi Field in 2013 and are 3-3 overall in . blast to dead center in the ninth... atoned for an eighth that gave the Mets a temporary 4-3 advantage by driving in the deciding in the 14th with a to right, his second sac fly of Date Site Score WP LP Att. the contest...when stepped on home plate, it ended a 5-hour, 9-minute classic that featured 10/27 KC W, 5-4 (14) Young Colon 40,320 exactly 100 at bats, 13 and 417 pitches...Chris Young threw the final 53 pitches for Kansas City, 10/28 KC 10/30 @ NY earning the win with 3.0 hitless innings of relief, while led the attack with three hits, including a 10/31 @ NY pair of doubles...the victory was KC’s first-ever Game #1 World Series triumph in four tries. OCTOBER COMEBACKS--The 2015 “Fall Ball” experience has featured five of the eight victories to this point occurring in come-from-behind fashion for Kansas City, the most recent earlier this morning when Eric Hosmer’s sac fly drove home Alcides Escobar for the 14-inning win...it began with all three wins in the ALDS vs. seeing KC rebound from deficits, starting with Game #2 that witnessed the Royals falling behind 3-1 and 4-2 before prevailing by a 5-4 count...the biggest comeback to date occurred in Game #4 at , when the Royals were trailing 6-2 in the eighth, but finished the contest with seven unanswered runs, including five in the eighth to even the series and bring it back to Kauffman Stadium...KC then trailed 2-0 in the clincher, but again scored seven straight runs to record a 7-2 win and advance to the ALCS...in the series with , the Royals were down 3-0 to and the Jays in the seventh inning, but plated five runs in that frame and eventually landed a 6-3 win...last night saw Kansas City trail 3-1 in the sixth only to tie the game, but then fall behind 4-3 with an unearned tally in the eighth, but Alex Gordon’s towering one-out blast in the ninth sent the game to overtime, where KC finally closed it out. THE LAND OF HOZ-- Eric Hosmer drove home his 12th and 13th runs of this postseason with a pair of sacrifice flies last night, breaking his own club record for RBI in a postseason, one more than the 12 he knocked home last year, while also setting a club standard for most overall RBI in postseason franchise history...he now has 25 RBI in 27 career playoff games, surpassing Royals’ Hall of Famer , who drove in 23 over 43 postseason games. HISTORY MAKING JAUNT--Alcides Escobar, the Most Valuable Player of the Championship series, ignited the 2015 World Series with a first pitch inside-the-park last night, the first to open a Fall Classic since the only other one in Game #2 of the by ’s ...it was the 12th overall inside-the-parker in W.S. play, first since George “Mule” Haas of the Philadelphia A’s in game #4 in 1929...Esky has now safely in 11 consecutive postseason games at a .391 clip (18-for-46) with a .412 on-base pct. and .609 slugging pct...when leading off an inning through the 12 games of this postseason, Alcides has batted .524 (11-for-21) with two doubles, two triples and a home run...he entered this fall with a career regular season batting average of .262, but he’s turned it up a notch in October ball as evidenced by his career .322 average in the postseason (37-for-115) with a .339 on-base pct. and .478 slugging pct...Escobar’s 37 career postseason hits are second most in franchise history and just eight behind Hall-of-Famer George Brett (45) and his 18 this year are two shy of the team single-postseason mark. BACK-TO-BACK A.L. CHAMPS--For the first time in franchise history, the Royals are appearing in the World Series in consecutive seasons, winning the club’s fourth American League crown last Friday night with a 4-3 nailbiter over the , taking the best-of-seven series, 4-2...Kansas City is the first American League club to win back-to-back crowns since the 2010-11 , and the third since 2000, as the Yankees won the last two of four straight A.L. titles after the turn of the century. SITUATIONAL HITTING--With a pair of key sacrifice flies last night, the Royals have extended a postseason club record in that department with nine already logged in the 12 games to date...the previous mark of six occurred a year ago...the 2014-15 version of KC postseason baseball has totaled 15 sac flies, which are two more than previous seven Royals’ playoff clubs combined...for the record, Eric Hosmer is now the Royals’ record holder for career postseason sacrifice flies with three. TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jacob deGrom (3-0, 1.80) vs. RHP (1-1, 7.88) 2015 2014 Career 2015 Regular Season 2014 Career Jacob deGrom vs. Royals First career appearance Major League Record 14-8 (2.54 ERA) 9-6 23-14 Johnny Cueto vs. Mets 0-1 1-0 3-4 Major League Record 11-13 (3.44 ERA) 20-9 96-70 JOHNNY CUETO takes the hill for his first career World Series start, fourth outing of this postseason and seventh overall playoff appearance...he went 11-13 with a 3.44 ERA in 32 regular-season starts between and Kansas City, including a 4-7 mark and 4.76 ERA with the Royals...he was acquired by KC on July 26 in exchange for left-handed pitchers , John Lamb and . Johnny’s Postseason Stats UP AND DOWN POSTSEASON--Johnny is making his fourth start this postseason DATE OPPONENT W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TP-K LEFT 10/9 vs. Houston (G2) ND, 5-4 6.0 7 4 4 1 3 5 103-66 4-4 and looking to return to the form he had in the ALDS clincher here over Houston...in that 10/14 vs. Houston (G5) W, 7-2 8.0 2 2 2 1 0 8 91-62 7-2 October 14 contest, he worked 8.0 innings allowing just a pair of runs on two hits, retiring 10/19 at Toronto (G3) L, 8-11 2.0 6 8 8 1 4 2 69-39 2-7 2015 Postseason 1-1 7.88 16.0 15 14 14 3 7 15 263-167 63% the final 19 hitters he faced after surrendering a 2-out infield hit followed immediately by Career Postseason 1-3 6.93 24.2 28 20 19 6 9 18 - - a Luis Valbuena home run...the pitch to Valbuena was the only one Cueto threw out of the 2015 w/ Royals 4-7, 4.76 81.1 101 45 43 10 17 56 1340-860 64% stretch all night...his 8.0-innings stint was the longest postseason start by a Royals hurler 2015 Totals 11-13, 3.44 212.0 194 87 81 21 46 176 3268-2145 66% Career Totals 96-70, 3.30 1420.1 1268 570 520 145 410 1171 - - since ’s shutout in Game #7 of the ...that victory was sandwiched between a no decision here against Houston in Game #2 of the ALDS, a 5-4 Kansas City victory, allowing four earned runs in 6.0 frames and then a tough 11-8 loss in Toronto in Game #3 of the ALCS...in that affair, he was saddled with eight earned runs in just 2.0+ innings...he’s 1-3 with 6.93 ERA in postseason play all-time with 18 in 24.2 innings. SENIOR CIRCUIT DOMINANCE--Cueto spent the first seven-plus seasons of his career with the ’s and has been dominant throughout his career against the Senior Circuit, going 78-57 with a 3.29 ERA and a .238 opponents’ batting average in 185 starts...that includes nine complete games and five shutouts, his last National League blanking a 5-0 win over the Nationals in D.C., firing a 2-hitter...over the past three seasons, Cueto’s 2.40 ERA against N.L. foes ranks fifth in the Majors among hurlers that have worked at least 200.0 innings, while’s posted a 27-14 mark in that span. VS. METS--Johnny has faced the Mets 11 times in the regular season, going 3-4 with a 4.02 ERA with 27 walks and 72 strikeouts in 65.0 innings...he pitched against New York once this season, suffering a 2-1 loss at Citi Field on June 26, allowing just two runs on two hits over 6.0 innings...he’s allowed two runs or less in each of his last six outings against the Mets, going 3-1 with a 2.31 ERA, holding them to a .180 batting average in that span. HOME SWEET HOME--Cueto makes his second postseason start at ‘The K’ after earning a 7-2 win over Houston here in Game #5 of the ALDS...he went 6-4 with a Cueto vs. Mets 2.96 ERA in 14 home starts during the regular season, which included a 3-3 mark and a 4.50 ERA here...he’s posted Player AVG. AB H HR RBI a career mark of 52-26 with a 3.01 ERA 107 home starts combined between the regular season and postseason...his Yoenis Cespedes .000 2 0 0 0 2.18 home ERA (62 ER in 256.0 IP) since the start of 2013 ranks third among qualifying MLB hurlers. .167 6 1 0 0 .200 15 3 1 3 Johnny’s Last Win: .167 6 1 0 0 October 14, 2015 vs. Houston (8.0 IP, 7-2 over Collin McHugh) (Game #5 ALDS) .250 12 3 2 3 Johnny’s Last Loss: Kelly Johnson .167 6 1 1 2 October 19, 2015 at Toronto (2.0+ IP, 8-11 to ) (Game #3 ALCS) .167 12 2 0 0 Johnny’s High: .176 17 3 0 1 Kirk Nieuwenhuis .333 3 1 0 0 12 (2x), last: June 11, 2014 vs. Dodgers (6.0 IP, 5-0 win over Hyun-jin Ryu) .000 3 0 0 0 Johnny’s Last and Shutout: - 12th CG; 6th shutout .333 6 2 0 2 August 10, 2015 vs. Detroit (9.0 IP, 4-0 over Matt Boyd) .240 25 6 1 4 Kansas City Royals • One Royal Way • Kansas City, MO 64129-6969 • www.royals.com • ©Kansas City Royals 2014 Royals Notes - @ Kansas City Royals - Game #2, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 This & That NED AMONG POSTSEASON ELITE--Kansas City skipper upped his career postseason record to 19-8 with the World Series opening win last night...his 19 wins are tied for 24th all-time with and now just two in back of , , Dick Williams and Mike Scioscia...Yost’s .704 postseason winning pct. is 8th all-time, but first among active managers and also first among all managers who have skippered at least 20 postseason games. ZO SETS EXTRA-BASE MARK--With a pair of doubles last night, Ben Zobrist is now the Royals’ all-time single-postseason leader in extra-base hits with eight during his first run through October with Kansas City...he passed George Brett (1980), Alex Gordon (2014) and (2014), each of whom recorded seven in their respective playoffs...as a club, the 2015 Royals have amassed 183 total bases through the first 12 postseason games this year, only 10 total bags shy of the 193 the club recorded in 15 games last October. MUST SEE TV--Last night’s telecast on FOX recorded a Kansas City market rating of 57.3, the highest single-market rating since at least 1996...it’s no surprise locally based on the regular season numbers, and the Royals set a franchise record by recording a Major League best 12.3 household rating during the 2015 season of telecasts on Kansas City...it was the highest mark for any Major League team on a since 2002 and marked the first time the Royals and FSKC ranked #1 in ...viewership rose 84% over the 2014 season and games on FSKC were the most watched programming in Kansas City during the baseball season, with prime-time games averaging a 13.0, which was 136% higher than the closest competitor in the market (KCTV-Channel 5 and KMBC-Channel 9 each had a 5.5). FALL BALL SUCCESS AT ‘THE K’--The Royals extended their 2015 postseason home winning streak to six in a row with last night’s Game #1 World Series win, with the overall mark now 6-1 this fall in Kauffman Stadium...Kansas City has won 14 of its last 17 postseason games contested in ‘The K’...dating back to 1985, the Royals ended the World Series with two consecutive home wins over St. Louis and then KC was 6-2 here last year, going 1-0 vs. Oakland and Los Angeles and then 2-0 over the Orioles before a 2-2 split of the four World Series home games with ...the Royals opened this year’s postseason with a 2-1 mark here vs. the Astros in the ALDS and then won all three home games vs. Toronto in the ALCS...Kansas City had the third best home record in the American League at 51-30. DUPE CONTINUES “CHALLENGING” SUCCESS--Kansas City continued it’s successful work behind the eagle eye of replay coordinator Bill Duplissea when KC challenged a possible ninth inning by David Wright, only to have it overturned 39 seconds later...Dupe and the Royals are now 5-0 this postseason, also going 2-0 in replay reviews during the ALCS after a 2-0 mark in the ALDS in challenges...Kansas City is now riding an 8-challenge winning streak dating back to the regular season... Kansas City went 20-13 on challenges during the regular season this year, with nine of the 13 that were not overturned coming back as inconclusive (stands). KC AND THE HOME RUN--Alcides Escobar’s game-opening trek around the bases was the 16th home run in 12 postseason games this year for the Royals, already breaking the club’s postseason record for home runs that was initially set with 11 in nine games in 1980 and then matched in 15 games last year...the 2015 Royals hit 139 home runs during the regular season, a 44-homer improvement over the 95 hit during the 2014 campaign. TWO OUT OFFENSE--Kansas City finished the regular season with a big league best .277 batting average with two outs, 34 points higher than the league average (.243)... KC also led the big leagues with a .278 average with two down and runners in , plating 301 two-out runs, third most in the Majors....in 2014, Kansas City hit just .236 in two-out situations with 219 total runs...the Royals had three of the top eight individual two-out hitters in the A.L. with (.372) leading the league, followed by (.335) in fourth and Eric Hosmer (.303), who was eighth...Morales, who finished sixth in the A.L. in overall RBI (106) drove exactly half of those in with two outs with an American League-leading 53 while shattering ’s (2000) previous club record of 46. OFFENSE UP IN 2015 POSTSEASON--The Royals scored 38 runs in the 6-game series with Toronto, shattering their previous club mark of 26 against the Jays in a 7-game series in 1985...after plating five runs last night, Kansas City has scored 68 runs through its first 12 games of this postseason run, which are only one shy of the club mark for an entire postseason set last year in 15 games. WADING THROUGH THE OPPOSITION--In the last two postseasons, has allowed only one earned run in 22.0 total relief innings for a 0.41 ERA...included is a current stretch of 17.2 consecutive scoreless postseason innings, while posting a 3-0 record and going 3-for-3 in opportunities...he has held the opposition to a .133 average (8-for-60) in that current scoreless stretch, while fanning 29 for a 14.77 strikeout per 9-inning ratio...after earning 17 saves during the regular season, Davis has finished off five of KC’s eight wins during this postseason while getting the win in last Friday’s ALCS finale...coupled with his 2015 regular season finish, Davis has allowed one earned run in his last 27.1 innings for a 0.33 ERA, while fanning 38 in that span for an 12.51 strikeout to 9-inning ratio...he went 8-1 with 17 rescues and a 0.95 ERA during the regular season, the eight wins were more than 15 starters this year who made at least 25 starts...in regular season play dating back to September 4, 2013, when Wade made the full-time return to the , he has posted a Major League best 19-4 record among relievers and 0.96 ERA, allowing only 16 earned runs in 149.1 innings, while fanning 194 hitters for an 11.69 strikeouts per 9-inning ratio. RECORD SEASON AT THE GATE--Kansas City has continued the trend of full houses in Kauffman Stadium with sellouts for each postseason game after finishing the regular season home slate with 2,708,549 fans passing through the turnstiles which shattered the previous single season total of 2,477,700 set back in 1989...the Royals had a per game average of 33,439 and enjoyed 60 crowds in excess of 30,000, going 34-26 in those affairs, while posting a 13-7 mark in 20 home sellouts..Kansas City blew past the 2,000,000 mark in season attendance in the 60th home date on August 14, marking the fastest that KC has eclipsed that milestone, three dates earlier than the 1989 campaign. NEW TEAM SAVE MARK--Wade Davis got out of a bases loaded jam in Minnesota on October 3 for the 56th save by the Kansas City bullpen, which established a club record, while finishing the third-most in the Major Leagues, behind only St. Louis (62) and Tampa Bay (60)...the KC pen has set the team save record in each of the last three years, with the 2013 relief corps becoming the first to rescue 52 games, which was eclipsed by one with last year’s group...the 2015 pen topped the previous mark by three, while the Royals’ bullpen ended with the second best ERA in the Majors at 2.69 ( leads at 2.64), which was more than a half of a run better than last year’s stellar corps that finished with a 3.30 mark...opponents hit .214 off KC’s relievers this year, compared to a .235 mark last season. RECORD SETTING SKIPPER-- Ned Yost, who became the winningest manager in franchise history earlier this year, finished this regular season with a career mark just a game under .500 all-time as KC’s skipper (468-469)...he took on the role on May 13, 2010, and in his first 2 1/2 seasons saw his club play 55 games under .500 at 198-253...since the start of 2013, Ned’s troops have gone 270-216 for a .556 winning pct., which is the best record in the American League (Baltimore next at 262-224), and the fourth-most wins in the Majors trailing only St. Louis (287), Pittsburgh (280) and the Dodgers (278) in that span...Ned passed Royals’ Hall of Famer as the winningest skipper in team annals when he captured win #411 on June 18 vs. the Brewers...Ned’s 925 career wins, which include 457 with , rank sixth among active managers and 66th all-time.

Royals vs. Mets World Series Career (Regular Season) W-L S ERA G IP H ER W-L S ERA G IP H ER Cueto ------3-4 0 4.02 11 65.0 62 29 Davis 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 0-0 0 3.00 2 6.0 8 2 Duffy 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 0 0 ------Herrera 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.1 3 0 1-0 0 0.00 2 4.0 0 0 Hochevar 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 0-0 0 0.00 1 0.2 1 0 Madson 0-0 0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0 3-4 7 2.87 61 78.1 67 25 Medlen ------5-1 0 2.15 19 71.0 61 17 Morales ------0-0 1 7.71 8 9.1 13 8 Ventura ------Volquez 0-0 0 4.50 1 6.0 6 3 2-5 0 5.70 9 42.2 52 27 Young 1-0 0 0.00 1 3.0 0 0 0-1 0 6.05 4 19.1 16 13

vs. Mets (World Series) vs. Mets (career) At Home (career Postseason) vs. deGrom (Career) vs. Syndergaard (Career)

Player AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Butera - - - - - .000 5 0 0 0 - - - - - .000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - Cain .167 6 1 0 0 .346 26 9 0 9 .304 56 17 0 7 ------Colon ------1.000 1 1 0 1 ------Dyson .000 2 0 0 0 .143 7 1 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 ------Escobar .167 6 1 1 1 .194 36 7 0 2 .339 62 21 1 4 ------Gordon .200 5 1 1 1 .154 13 2 0 2 .196 51 10 1 7 ------Hosmer .000 3 0 0 2 .357 14 5 0 1 .259 54 14 1 13 ------Mondesi ------Morales .000 3 0 0 0 - - - - - .224 49 11 4 12 ------Moustakas .333 6 2 0 1 .143 14 2 1 1 .218 55 12 3 6 ------Orlando .333 3 1 0 0 - - - - - .250 4 1 0 0 ------Perez .333 6 2 0 0 .143 7 1 0 1 .193 57 11 3 7 ------Rios .000 3 0 0 0 .325 40 13 2 7 .300 20 6 0 4 ------Zobrist .500 6 3 0 0 .188 16 3 1 2 .288 59 17 2 5 ------Royals Notes - New York Mets @ Kansas City Royals - Game #2, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 Pitching Notes Friday’s Starter - Yordano Ventura = Yordano takes the hill on Friday in Game #3 for his first start of the World Series and fifth of the postseason...he made 28 starts during the regular season, finishing 13-8 with a 4.08 ERA and a team-leading 156 strikeouts in 163.1 innings. = ‘’ started Game #6 of the ALCS, taking a no-decision as the Royals rallied for a 4-3 victory with an eighth-inning run...he worked the first 5.1 innings vs. Toronto, allowing one run on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts, leaving with a 2-1 lead...the only run he allowed came on a Jose Bautista solo shot in the fourth. = Ventura turned his season around on August 11, going 7-1 with a 2.38 ERA over his last 11 starts...while since August 15, his 73 strikeouts were second in the A.L. to (81)...he went 7-7 with a 4.97 ERA in his first 18 starts of the season. = The righty is making his first start against the Mets...it also marks his first career start against a team from the ...he’s 3-3 with a 3.40 ERA in nine career outings against N.L. foes. = He has made eight postseason starts in his career, holding a 1-1 record, with a 3.98 ERA (19 ER in 43.0 IP), including 17 walks and 35 strikeouts...the Royals have won eight of the nine postseason games that Yordano has pitched in, including the 2014 Game, where he made a relief appearance. 2015 Postseason Pitching Lines G W-L SV SVO ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO OPP AVG Starters 12 2-4 - - 5.46 61.0 54 37 37 8 30 58 .235 Relievers 12 6-0 3 4 .239 49.0 41 14 13 8 13 71 .225 Totals 12 8-4 3 4 4.09 110.0 95 51 50 16 43 129 .231 Bullpen Totals: 1st Batter Efficiency: 27/37 (73%) Saves/Save Opp: 3/4 (75%) Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/5 (38%) Wade Davis 1st Batter Efficiency:57/69 Saves/Save Opp: 17/18 (94%) Last Save: Oct. 3 @ Minn. (20th career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 13/1 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last 5/29 @ Cubs) October 27 vs. New York 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 = Wade struck out the side in the 10th inning last night, giving him 7.2 scoreless frames in the postseason...he’s allowed three hits and fanned 13 in six appearances. = He has a career ERA of 0.92 (3 ER in 29.1 IP) in postseason play, which ranks eighth in MLB history among pitchers with at least 25.0 innings. = Served as both a setup man and the this season...he posted an 8-1 record with a career-high 17 saves in 18 opportunities, with a Major-League and franchise best 0.94 ERA (7 ER in 67.1 IP) out of the bullpen...he allowed just one earned run on six hits over his last 19 outings of the season (0.48 ERA). = Named to his first All-Star Game in 2015, where he notched two strikeouts in 1.0 inning at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. = He held lefties to a .146 average on the year (19-for-130), fifth among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = During the Royals 2014 postseason run, he allowed just one run in his 14.2 innings, for a 0.63 ERA and notched 20 strikeouts, which tied for second-most by a reliever in a single postseason. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:5/6 Saves/Save Opp: 1/1 (100%) Last Save: Sept. 20, 2015 @ DET (1st career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 3/0 2015 Strikeout High: 8 on 9/11 @ Bal (start) October 27 vs. New York 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 = Danny made his fourth appearance of the postseason last night, retiring both hitters he faced...he has a 5.00 ERA (5 ER in 9.0 IP) in seven-career postseason appearances. = Duff did not allow a run in six relief appearances during the regular season, holding the opposition to a .138 average (4-for-29). = He earned his first save on September 20, in Detroit, tossing the final 4.0 frames...it marked the first 4.0-inning save by a Royal since on May 31, 2001. = Duff went 7-8 with a 4.35 ERA in 28 outings as a starter this season...he worked as a reliever at the beginning of the 2014, going 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA (2 ER in 8.1). = Danny made three appearances out of the bullpen during last year’s postseason run, earning the victory in Game 1 of the ALDS and posting a 3.86 ERA. 1st Batter Efficiency:53/61 Saves/Save Opp: 0/7 (0%) Last Save: April 10, 2013 vs. Min (5th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 20/8 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 6/6 @ Det) October 27 vs. New York 1.1 3 1 0 0 2 = Kelvin allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth inning last night after a two-out error allowed Juan Lagares to score...he gave up three hits in his 1.1 innings of relief...he has a career postseason ERA of 1.44 (4 ER in 25.0 IP). = Herrera made 72 appearances out of the bullpen this season, going 4-3 with a 2.71 ERA (21 ER in 69.2 IP), striking out 64 and walking 26. = He earned him a spot on the 2015 American League All-Star team for the first time in his career. = He held lefties to a .151 average on the year (18-for-119), sixth among Major League pitchers with at least 100 opponent at-bats by left-handers. = Kelvin made 11 appearances out of the bullpen during last year’s postseason run, going 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER in 15.0 IP). 1st Batter Efficiency:34/48 Saves/Save Opp: 1/2 (50%) Last Save: August 11 vs. Detroit (3rd career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 18/6 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 8/11 vs. Det.) October 27 vs. New York 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 = Hoch made his sixth appearance of the postseason last night, facing the minimum in the ninth, after David Wright was ...he has now recorded 6.2 scoreless innings in his first trip to the postseason. = He totaled 49 appearances on the season, going 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA (21 ER in 50.2 IP), striking out 49 and walking 16, in his return from ‘' surgery. = Luke picked up his only win of the year on August 19 in Cincinnati...his first since September 20, 2013...collected his only save on August 11 vs. Detroit. 1st Batter Efficiency:49/67 Saves/Save Opp: 3/5 (60%) Last Save: October 1 @ CWS (55th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/7 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (twice, last on 9/28 vs. CHC) October 27 vs. New York 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 = Ryan stranded a pair of runners in the 11th last night, after allowing a leadoff single and a walk...he fanned Michael Cuddyer and David Wright to end the threat. = He’s made seven appearances in this year’s postseason, while he has a career 3.05 ERA in 40 postseason appearances. = He closed out the regular season with 11.0 scoreless innings in 12 appearances, allowing just six hits with 11 strikeouts. = In his first season since 2011, he made 68 relief appearances, his most since 2009, and posted a 1-2 record with three saves and a 2.13 ERA (15 ER in 63.1 IP). = Entered 2015 with a career record of 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA (9 ER in 35.0 IP) in 33-career postseason appearances and a World Championship in 2008. 1st Batter Efficiency:5/7 Saves/Save Opp: 0/0 (0%) Last Save: April 27, 2012 vs. Pitt. (first career) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 5/1 2015 Strikeout High: 4 vs. Pittsburgh on 7/20 October 19 @ Toronto 5.0 3 2 2 1 6 = Medlen made his first appearance of the postseason Game #3 of the ALCS, tossing 5.0 innings out of the bullpen...he took over for Johnny Cueto in the third inning and allowed a two-run shot to , which capped Toronto’s six-run frame...he also allowed a solo shot to with two outs in the fifth. = The Game #3 appearance marked his first postseason outing since Game #1 of the 2013 N.L. , when he suffered a 6-1 loss to the Dodgers with . = He made 15 appearances and eight starts, going 6-2 record with a 4.01 ERA in the regular season...he’s posted a 2.88 ERA (47 ER in 147.0 IP) in 98 career relief outings. = Medlen picked up his first win since September 27, 2013, with a scoreless 12th inning on Aug. 18 in Cincinnati. = Kris is making his third postseason appearance, making a start with the Braves in the 2012 Wild Card game and Game 1 of the 2013 NLDS, going 0-2 with a 6.10 ERA. (L) 1st Batter Efficiency:45/67 Saves/Save Opp: 0/1 (0%) Last Save: July 31, 2012 vs. Det (11th) Last Outing: IP H R ER BB SO Inherited Runners/Runners Scored: 24/4 2015 Strikeout High: 3 (2x), last: 8/21 @ Bos October 20 @ Toronto 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 = Franklin appeared in the ninth for the second-straight game in Game #4 of the ALCS, tossing a scoreless frame to close out the Royals’, 14-2 win. = He totaled 67 appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 4-2 record with a 3.18 ERA (22 ER in 62.1 IP), to go along with 41 strikeouts and 14 walks. = He had a stretch of 13-straight appearances (14.0 IP) without giving up a run from June 28 - July 29, allowing opponents to hit just .216 during the span. = Making his fourth trip to the postseason, he was also a member of the Rockies in 2007 and 2009 and the 2013 World Champion Red Sox...he has totaled 16.0 postseason innings and holds a 7.31 ERA. Royals Notes - New York Mets @ Kansas City Royals - Game #2, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 Hitter’s Notes This Series: Has not played Postseason: 0-for-1, BB = Drew has made two appearances in the postseason, grounding out in his only official at-bat in Game #4 of the ALCS...also drew a walk in Game #4 of the ALDS. = Batted .198 with KC, but that included hitting .280 (7-for-25) during the month of August, which was his highest average in a month with at least 20 at-bats since hitting .360 in June of 2011... he has thrown out 33.3 percent of would-be basestealers, since debuting in 2010, which ranks eighth in MLB in that span. Lorenzo Cain This Series: 1-for-6, run, BB, SB Postseason: 12-for-46 (.261), 9 runs, 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 8 BB, 3 SB, sf = Lorenzo singled in the sixth inning and scored the tying run on Mike Moustakas’ RBI single...he’s hit safely in 11 of KC’s 12 postseason games this year. = He scored the winning run in Game #6 of the ALCS vs. Toronto, hustling home from first on an Eric Hosmer single...among 2015 postseason participants, he’s tied for fourth in runs scored (nine), tied for fourth in hits (12), tied for second in walks (eight) and seventh in on-base percentage (.364). = Hit in a franchise-best 13-straight postseason games, which ended after Game #4 of this year’s ALCS. = He was named the starting right fielder for the American League in the 2015 All-Star Game...set career highs in runs scored (101), hits (169), doubles (34), homers (16), RBI (72), batting average (.307), on-base (.361) and slugging (.477)...hit over .300 for the second-straight year...led the A.L., hitting .372 with two outs. = He ranked fifth in the American League in batting average and was tied for fifth in runs scored...he became the first Royal to score 100+ runs in a season since 2011, when (102) and Alex Gordon (101) both did it...also ranked second in the A.L. with 28 steals...his 56 thefts over the last two years are ninth in MLB. Christian Colon This Series: Has not played Postseason: Has not played = Christian has yet to appear in the postseason this year...he scored the winning run in the 12th inning of the 2014 Wild Card Game vs. Oakland, after driving in the tying run with an infield single...he was also a defensive replacement in Game #2 of the ALCS in Baltimore. This Series: 0-for-2 Postseason: 0-for-3, 2 SB = Jarrod entered last night’s game as a pinch-runner in the eighth inning and went 0-for-2...he’s looking for his first hit of this year’s postseason, while he’s collected a pair of stolen bases...appeared in 13 games during last year’s playoffs, which included three starts in the . = Dyson recorded 26 steals this season, which tied for third in the league with Oakland’s ...over the past four seasons, he’s swiped 126 bags, which is tied for sixth-most in the Majors with and Billy Hamilton...he’s a career .299 hitter (38-for-127) vs. National League foes. Alcides Escobar This Series: 1-for-6, 2 runs, HR, RBI, sac Postseason: 18-for-50 (.360), 11 runs, 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 sac, 2 sf, 3 HBP = Alcides led off last night’s game with the 12th inside-the-park home run in World Series history...it was also the 20th leadoff homer in the Fall Classic. = It was Esky’s first career inside-the-park home run and third leadoff roundtripper with all of them coming in 2015...he’s now 6-for-11 (.545) with a hit-by-pitch in his first at-bat of the game...he’s also now hit in 11-straight postseason games, which is tied with (1978-80) for second in club history. = Among 2015 postseason participants, Esky is tied for first in hits (18), tied for second in runs (11) and second in batting (.360). = Esky had an impressive first half and was named the A.L.’s starting in the Midsummer Classic...he batted .290 (92-for-317) before the All-Star break and .220 (65-for-295) after it...he played in 148 games during the regular season...played in 468 games since the start of 2013, tied for the most by a shortstop. = Hit out of the leadoff spot for much of the season, hitting .259 with a .296 on-base percentage...however, the Royals were 82-49 with Esky batting first in the regular season, while dating back to last season, the club is 111-63 (.638) with him leading off, which includes 11-4 in last year’s postseason. Alex Gordon This Series: 1-for-5, run, HR, RBI, BB Postseason: 10-for-41 (.244), 8 runs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB, HBP = Alex tied last night’s game with one out in the ninth inning, hitting a solo shot off Mets’ closer ...it marked his second home run of the postseason with both of them coming in the ninth inning (also Game #3 of ALDS at Houston)...despite hitting .244, he’s reached base at a .326 clip, drawing four walks and a hit-by-pitch. = He’s collected nine doubles in postseason play, which ranks second in KC history behind Hal McRae (11)...his 15 career RBI are also tied for fourth. = Selected to his third-straight All-Star Game in 2015, however he did not play due to injury...missed 48 games after suffering a Grade 2 left groin strain on July 8. = Among hitters with at least 300 at-bats, his .377 on-base percentage ranked sixth in the American League...also ranked 13th in the A.L. averaging a walk every 8.61 plate appearances...he also tied for fourth in the league, being 14 times...Gordon’s 67 career plunkings are fourth-most in team history. Eric Hosmer This Series: 0-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB Postseason: 10-for-48 (.208), 7 runs, 2B, HR, 13 RBI, 3 BB, 3 sf = Hoz drove in the winning run in the 14th inning last night with his second sacrifice fly of the game...it marked his second-straight game-winning RBI, also driving in the winning run in Game #6 of the ALCS with a single in the eighth inning...he leads all participants with 13 RBI during this year’s postseason and are the most by a Royal. = He set the franchise record with his 25th career RBI in postseason play last night, passing George Brett (23)...his total is tied for ninth-most in MLB history by a first baseman, matching (1997-2001)...batted .351 (20-for-57) in last year’s postseason. = Enjoyed another stellar regular season in 2015, batting .297 with 33 doubles, 18 homers and 93 RBI...set career highs in runs scored (98), triples (five), RBI and walks (61)...tied for eighth in the league in hits (178) and tied for 12th in RBI...he also tied with Seattle’s Robinson Cano for seventh in the league with 51 multi-hit games. = Ranked fourth in the A.L. with 28 go-ahead RBI, while 37 of his 93 RBI either tied the game or gave KC the lead...had an RBI in 10-straight games from August 7-16, which was the third-longest in club history and the longest in the Majors this season...a two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner, he had a .997 . Raul Mondesi This Series: Has not played Postseason: Has not played = Raul is looking to become the first player in Major League history to make his big league debut in the Fall Classic...the 20-year-old infielder spent the entire season at Northwest Arkansas (AA), batting .243 with 19 stolen bases...he was participating in the Royals’ Advanced Instructional League before being added to the 40-man roster. = Mondesi entered the 2015 season rated as the Top Prospect in the Royals minor league system by and No. 28 prospect among all clubs. Kendrys Morales This Series: 0-for-3, BB Postseason: 11-for-44 (.250), 5 runs, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB, sf = Kendrys went hitless in four plate appearances last night, drawing a walk in the ninth...looking to get back on track, after going 2-for-15 since his three-hit night in Toronto in Game #3 of the ALCS...ranks fifth among postseason participants with 10 RBI in this year’s playoffs, while his four home runs are tied for third. = He became the fifth Royals player to homer at least twice in a postseason game, hitting a pair of solo shots in Game #1 of the ALDS vs. Houston. = He had a rebound year in his first season in Kansas City, batting .290 with 41 doubles, 22 homers and 106 RBI...tied for fourth in the A.L. in doubles and was sixth in RBI...became the first Royal to drive in 100+ runs since had 107 in 2012...he had a .538 and a .901 OPS vs. righties in the regular season. = Morales led the A.L. and ranked second in the Majors with 53 two-out RBI...his total was the highest ever by a Royal, passing Joe Randa, who had the previous club record with 46 two-out RBI in 2000...also batted .335 with 18 doubles, a and 11 home runs with two outs. Mike Moustakas This Series: 2-for-6, RBI Postseason: 9-for-48 (.188), 4 runs, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, sf = Mike collected a pair of hits last night, including a game-tying RBI single in the sixth inning...he’s recorded RBI in five of his last six postseason games, dating back to Game #2 of the ALCS...hit his first home run of the postseason in Game #6 of the ALCS, while his six career playoff roundtrippers are second-most in club history. = Moose was selected to his first All-Star Game in 2015, becoming the first Royal to be selected through the Final Fan Vote...he received 19.3 million votes. = He had a bounce-back campaign, setting career highs in batting average (.284), doubles (34), homers (22), runs scored (73) and RBI (82)...he recorded 43 multi-hit games in 2015 after collecting 45 of them combined in 2013 and 2014...ranked eighth in the American League, recording 51 RBI after the All-Star break. = Mike is a career .305 hitter (92-for-302) vs. National League foes, which included hitting .315 (23-for-73) with four doubles, three homers and 11 RBI this year. This Series: 1-for-3 Postseason: 3-for-6, 2 runs = Paulo led off the 12th inning with an infield hit, going 1-for-3 after entering in the eighth...he’s the first Brazilian-born player to participate in the World Series. = He became the third Royals rookie to collect two hits in a postseason game in Game #4 of the ALCS in Toronto, joining (1976) and (1978)...he’s appeared in all eight KC victories during this year’s postseason. = Had five triples in his first seven Major League games this year, becoming the first player to do this...his six triples tied for sixth among MLB rookies. Salvador Perez This Series: 2-for-6 Postseason: 9-for-44 (.205), 7 runs, 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP = Salvy collected a pair of hits with singles in the second and 11th last night...in his eight career World Series games, Salvy is batting .333 (10-for-30) with a , a homer and four RBI...he collected just three hits in the ALCS, however all of them went for extra bases (double, two homers). = He’s homered four times this postseason, which are tied for second-most by a and the most since hit four roundtrippers in 2003...he’s hit five career homers in postseason play, which are third-most in Royals history, behind George Brett (10) and Mike Moustakas (five). = Selected to his third All-Star Game in 2015, starting behind the plate for the A.L. in consecutive years...set a franchise record with 21 home runs as a catcher...led A.L. backstops in hits (137), doubles (25), while he ranked third in homers (21) and RBI (73)...hit .296 (32-for-108) with 15 RBI over his final 30 regular season games. Alex Rios This Series: 0-for-3 Postseason: 11-for-36 (.306), 4 runs, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, SB = Alex went hitless in three at-bats last night, before being replaced by Paulo Orlando in the eighth inning...he went 7-for-19 (.368) with a homer and three RBI in the League Championship Series vs. Toronto...that included going 3-for-3 in Game #4, becoming the third Royal to collect three hits out of the No. 9 spot in the . = He’s 6-for-20 (.300) with two doubles and four RBI at home in the postseason...entered the season with the most regular season games without reaching the postseason. = Struggled early in the season, missing 40 games after suffering a fractured left hand on April 13 in Minnesota...he's a career .325 hitter (13-for-40) against the Mets with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI... had a season-best 11-game from September 9-22, batting .381 (16-for-42) with five doubles and two homers. Ben Zobrist This Series: 3-for-6, run, 2 2B, BB Postseason: 17-for-49 (.347), 11 runs, 6 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, SB, sf, sac = Ben collected three hits last night, including a pair of doubles...he became the third Royal to collect multiple doubles in a World Series game and first since did it in Game #2 of the 1985 Fall Classic...he is the 22nd player in MLB history to record two doubles in Game #1 of a World Series. = Zobrist is tied for second among playoff participants in runs scored (11), third in hits (17) and is tied for first in doubles (six)...he established a Royals postseason record with three doubles in Game #4 of the ALCS in Toronto...he has seven career multi-hit games in postseason play, including five this year. = Tied for 10th in the A.L. during the regular season with 36 doubles, while his 62 walks were tied for 15th in the league...came over in a trade with Oakland on July 28, batting .284 with 16 doubles, a triple, seven homers and 37 runs scored in 59 games for Kansas City. = Zobrist hit .447 (21-for-47) in this year, which led all American League players with at least 40 at-bats vs. N.L. clubs.